Blu-ray vs. Laserdisc DTS (Yes... Laserdisc)

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Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

Something not mentioned is that some movies I don't want to see in HD. I've been watching Space 1999 on DVD and there's some scenes I wouldn't want to see on Blu-ray - I can already see the wires attached to the actors when they're supposed to be weightless on the DVD lol.

I imagine something like the original Star Trek TV series would also be cringeworthy on Blu due to the higher resolution.

Some of those older movies would lose some of the fantasy aspect if all the warts normally hidden at a lower resolution were revealed IMO.

I think this really depends on the transfer. To give some examples, Blade Runner looked pretty terrible on the DVD release, and of course VHS was very bad. However, they spent a few million dollars restoring it for the blu-ray eddition and it's one of the highest rated disks out there. Blade Runner Review. As for ST:TOS, I haven't seen it personnaly, but I think they went back and also did a very good restoration and even redid the the special effects shot with CGI to make it more "modern" but still fit the period in terms of special effects.

Of course, on the flip side are the dozens of titles that they take some poor source, then slap on a thick smear of DNR and release them without an afterthought. These unfortunately make me cringe!